Art on Trial: Art Therapy in Capital Murder Cases

by David Gussak and David Gussak PhD ATR-BC

Book Overview

A man kidnaps his two children, murders one, and attempts to kill the other. The prosecution seeks the death penalty, while the defense employs an unusual strategy to avoid the sentence. The defendant's attorneys turn to more than 100 examples of his artwork, created over many years, to determine whether he was mentally ill at the time he committed the crimes. Detailing an outstanding example of the use of forensic art therapy in a capital murder...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231162510
• ISBN13: 9780231162517
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher